https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/kramulous/activity/ Activity feed for Kramulous. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:50:54 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 4b5e0a488d4c065eba36803f55da0aca https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397075-mortgage-question-extra-repayments-or-use-an-offset-account/page/2/#post-4608355 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:48:36 +0000 I really agree with StumpCam.  Make those extra dollars count and pay off that principle.  I've popped back onto the forums to test the general sentiment about property investment (and seems quite positive) to see if I should get another property, rip down the current one and build house/duplex/units or go into shares.  I wanted to know if the pe…[Read more]

]]> 0426f9794fef89debf1b381b1a97a1ac https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4397075-mortgage-question-extra-repayments-or-use-an-offset-account/#post-4608338 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:20:29 +0000 If the offset comes with no monthly fees, I'd be going for it.  If you make extra repayments and then turn the property into an investment, you will be unable to get the extra payments out of the property without experiencing the wrath of the ATO.  While it is an investment, you want the interest payments to be as high as possible (for a given l…[Read more]

]]> 8791b10e2829c9499e5acbd683d5ddb9 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4390881-weekly-rent-vs-monthly-rent-confusion/#post-4574540 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:19:10 +0000 marg4109 is the most correct here.  Just one minor alteration, instead of 365 days per year, use 365.25.  Account for that leap year.  The banks don't miss this trick, neither should you.

]]> 582d483d2f0caa39449b1415ab1d5ee1 https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4389795-polishing-floorboards-2/#post-4568445 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:44:40 +0000 I just got the floor here polished about 4 weeks ago.  I paid $25 per square metre.  There was a horrible glue that needed major sanding to remove.  All sanded, and three coats of a low gloss mono for $1700.Also, factor in the cost of staying in a hotel or elsewhere.  You cannot stay in the place for about 3 days.

]]> afacfff3833caa3f9152733ac6bc31cf https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4387953-suburbs-around-bne/#post-4560091 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:26:15 +0000 Keep looking around. My partner and I just purchased 299K at macgregor – 3bed house, very liveable (first investment). We were actively looking for around 8mths – saw a lot of houses, units, land, etc. Prior to this time and during we had cash invested (as well as reinvesting) in management funds … earning about 20% plus capital growth -…[Read more]

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